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P. V. STEWART 8u E. A. PRICE. Combined Shutterv Bower and Fastener.

f Ne. 224,618. y Patented Feb. 17,1880.-

N.PETERS, FHUTOvLITNDGRAPHER, WASHINGTON D C UNITED l STATES PATENT OFFICE.

PETER V. STEWART AND EDWARD A. PRICE, OF SOUTH ORANGE, N. J.

COMEINED sHUTTER BowER AND FASTENER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No.4 224,618, dated February 17, 1880.

Application filed December 2e, 1879.

' To all whom it may concern ing to `be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such vas will enable others skilled in the art to which 'it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

. window blinds or shutters, when closed, so

The object of this invention is to fasten the that they cannot be opened from the outside by having the lower sash rest upond the fasteningstrap or hasp, which is secured at one end to one of the blinds or shutters, and also to hold the said blinds in a partially open or bowed position by means of the same fastening-strap, which is adapted to engage with a device secured to the opposite sh utter or blind,

thereby forming a very convenient, cheap, and

` durable attachment.

The invention consists in a perforated fasteningstrap or hasp, with one end secured to "the shutter so as to turn or swing in any direction, and the other end adapted to engage with a pin driven into the sill directlybeneath the lower sash, `over and upon which pin and fastening-strapthe said sash rests when the l y `blinds are closed and the' sash is let down,

thesaid end of saidlfastening-strap being also adapted to engage with a bracketed pin or other similar device secured to the shutter l opposite to that upon which said fasteningstrap isattached, to hold the shutters in the bowed position before mentioned, as will hereinafter be more specifically set forth and claimed. f

Referring to the accompanying drawings, in which similar letters of reference indicate like parts in each of the several figures, Fig# ure I is a section and plan view, showingthe arrangement and operation of the invention both when the shutters are closed and fastened and when they are bowed or partially Fig. 4 is a perforatedplate, for a purpose hereinafter more deinitely set forth; and Fig. 5 is a loop or staple upon which works the fastening strap or hasp, and by which the latter is secured to the shutter.

In carrying out our invention we fasten one end of the perforated hasp or fastening-strap A upon the-loop or staple a, which is secured to the shutter D, leaving the other end free to turn in any direction.

Into the sill beneath the lower window-sash we drive a pin, b, to engage with the perforation in the free end of the hasp A.

Within the under edge of the bottom rail of the lower sash, B, as clearly indicated in Fig. 2, is bored a small hole for the reception of the pin b, and into which the said pin b enters when the sash B is closed.

Upon the shutter D we screw or otherwise fasten the bracketed pin o, Fig. 3, for the purpose already given.

The supporting-plate G, Fig. 4, may, if required, be secured to the bottom rail of the sash where the pin b enters, in order to afford increased strength.

In ope-rating our invention, first close the shutters in the usual manner and place the end of the fastening strap or hasp A upon the pin b, Figs. l and 2; then pull down and lock the window-sash over and upon the said strap or hasp, the pin b also entering the rail of the sash and preventing them from being unfastened from the outside. l In order to bow the shutters, the end of the fastening-strap is disengaged from the pin Vtially opened or bowed position; but

What we claim, and wish to have secured by Letters Patent, is-

The combination, with the pin b, ldriven into the sill of the /Window and penetrating the We have hereunto set our hands this 16th day lower sash when it is closed, and the pin o, of December, 1879. secured to the shutter D', of the perforated hasp or fastening-strap A, secured to the shut- 5 ter D, as described, and arranged to engage l with said pins alternately in fastening and Witnesses:

bowing the shutters, as herein set forth. OLIVER DRAKE,

' In testimony that We claim the foregoing CHARLES H.PELL. 

